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Chenango, Delaware, and Otsego County are forgoing contact tracing and instead concentrating on helping people get vaccinated and tested for COVID as needed. Otsego DOH has also stopped reporting active case numbers since they feel that they can no longer accurately report.

As the winter surge of the Omicron variant continues, it will now be up to New Yorkers who test positive for COVID to self-quarantine and alert those they came in contact with.

Health Commissioner Mary Bassett says there will no longer be contact tracing required of local health departments in order to focus on vaccination and testing.

Chenango County’s Health Department has scheduled a Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson booster clinic Friday that may be more convenient for people going to work.

New York health care workers previous required to receive a COVID-19 vaccination will now have to have a booster dose.

Schools in New York State get to now decide to 'test to stay' related to a negative test for COVID-19. Find out what that means for schools in Chenango, Delaware, and Otsego Counties.

Do you feel like you're in the "Groundhog Day" movie, and just like the main character, waking up on any given day this week, experiencing this same time last year all over again when it comes to COVID-19?

New York State on December 28 reported over 40,000 new COVID cases from December 27.

As we head for a new year to begin, health officials on a national, state, and local level are all holding their breaths, wondering what impact holiday gatherings will have on COVID-19 case numbers and if hospitals will see a dangerous influx of new cases.

Executive Order allows local governments to lift an in-person renewal requirement for property tax exemptions for seniors and people with disabilities.